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MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2015 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Graduate Programs Architecture Program Report for 2016 NAAB Visit for Continuing Accreditation Master of Architecture Track I - 102 Credits [non-pre-professional degree, 42 pre-professional credits + 60 graduate credits] Track II – 60 credits [preprofessional degree + 60 graduate credits] Year of the Previous Visit: 2013 Current Term of Accreditation: The professional architecture program: Master of Architecture was formally granted a three-year term of initial accreditation. The accreditation term is effective January 1, 2013. Submitted to: The National Architectural Accrediting Board Date: September 7, 2015 1 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2015 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Graduate Programs 621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Program Administrator: Patricia Seitz, AIA, NCARB, LEED. Professor and Head, Graduate Architecture Program Chief administrator for the academic unit in which the program is located: Paul Paturzo, Interim Dean, Graduate Studies [email protected] Paul Hajian, Chair, Department of Architectural Design [email protected] Chief Academic Officer of the Institution: Ken Strickland, Provost / Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs [email protected] President of the Institution: Kurt Steinberg [email protected] Individual submitting the Architecture Program Report: Patricia Seitz Name of individual to whom questions should be directed: Patricia Seitz [email protected] 617-879-7677 Note: Due to the installation of MassArt’s new website in spring 2017, website addresses have been updated in this document where possible. As requested by the College, floor plans of college facilities most used by the architecture department have not been included in this public copy of MassArt’s APR. Pages 67-78 have been removed. Please contact the Graduate Program, at [email protected] or 617-879-7166, if you have questions about these facilities. 2 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2015 Table of Contents Section Page SECTION 1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 4 I.1.1 HISTORY AND MISSION 4 I.1.2 LEARNING CULTURE 8 I.1.3 SOCIAL EQUITY 8 I.1.4 DEFINING PERSPECTIVES 10 I.1.5 LONG RANGE PLANNING 13 I.1.6 ASSESSMENT 15 SECTION 2. PROGRESS SINCE THE PREVIOUS VISIT 20 PROGRAM RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS NOT MET 20 PROGRAM RESPONSE TO CAUSES OF CONCERN 21 PROGRAM RESPONSE TO CHANGE IN CONDITIONS 26 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS FOR ACCREDITATION 26 I.2.1 HUMAN RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 26 I.2.2 PHYSICAL RESOURCES 61 I.2.3 FINANCIAL RESOURCES 79 I.2.4 INFORMATION RESOURCES 84 I.2.5 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE 92 II.1.1 STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 103 II.2.1 INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION 112 II.2.2 PROFESSIONAL DEGREES & CURRICULUM 122 II.3 EVALUATION OF PREPARATORY EDUCATION 134 II.4 PUBLIC INFORMATION 136 III.1.1 ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORTS 139 III.1.2 INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS 140 SECTION 4. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL LINK: http://tinyurl.com/puvmuzl 1 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 2 STUDIO CULTURE POLICY 3 SELF-ASSESSMENT POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES 4 POLICIES - ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FOR STUDENTS 5 INFORMATION RESOURCES POLICIES AND COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT 6 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 7 POLICIES - HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 8 POLICIES - FACULTY APPOINTMENT PROMOTION TENURE 9 FACULTY RESUMES 10 SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES FRAMEWORK 11 ARCHITECTURE LONG RANGE PLAN 12 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHP GRID 13 MASSART 2014 PERFORMANCE PLAN AND 2015-2020 STRATEGIC PLAN 3 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2015 SECTION 1 – PROGRAM DESCRIPTION I.1.1 HISTORY AND MISSION History Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) is a public, independent college of art and design. The Massachusetts State Legislature and an influential business community led by Jordan Marsh, John and Francis Lowell, and F.H. Peabody founded MassArt in 1873. These industrial leaders believed that i f people of all classes, ages, and economic backgrounds had access to an education in drawing, painting and design, these skills would benefit the Commonwealth’s growing industrial economy. As a result of their efforts, Massachusetts became the first state in America to implement a comprehensive program of art education in the public schools and the only state to establish a school for professional studies in both art and design. Since its founding, MassArt has continued to support individual pursuits in the creative arts. During the early 1900s, the college introduced programs for graphic, machine and architectural design, and for the design of glass, furniture, metal and jewelry. Later, the college added courses in education theory, literature and psychology. Over time, the college has reconfirmed the positive impact arts education has on our economy and culture and has responded to the changing educational needs of students. MassArt’s continued dedication to develop high quality artists, art educators, art historians and designers is evidenced through more recent initiatives like the college's Center for Art and Community Partnerships. Today, MassArt ranks as one of the premier professional colleges of art and design in the United States; nationally known for offering broad access to a high quality professional arts education, accompanied by a strong general education in the liberal arts. Current enrollment is 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students and approximately 600 continuing education students. The college continues to prepare its graduates for distinctive and innovative achievement in a wide array of fields and disciplines. MassArt plays a key role in attracting talented people to the region and in strengthening the New England economy. MassArt offers twenty-one concentrations in the areas of fine arts, design, media, art education, and the history of art; awarding BFA, MFA, M.Arch and MAT degrees, as well as certificates in design and visual arts teacher preparation. MassArt is the only public college or university in New England offering degree programs in industrial and fashion design. Students participate in small-sized classes that are presented in critique and lecture format by an outstanding faculty who continue to produce works and scholarship in their fields. State-of-the-art studio facilities foster creative exploration and enable students to experience a variety of art making processes from traditional to the most contemporary. As a major cultural resource in Boston, MassArt also offers continuing education and youth programs, exhibitions, community partnerships, lectures and cultural events that fulfill the college's public purpose of providing access to the arts. In addition, MassArt actively participates in the city's ProArts consortium of arts colleges and the Colleges of the Fenway higher education consortium. By celebrating and nurturing the visual arts and design, MassArt contributes to the educational, economic and cultural environment of the Commonwealth and the nation. For an Interactive exhibit highlighting some of these contributions see: http://history.massart.edu See also the history section at the bottom of the About MassArt page: https://massart.edu/about 4 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2015 Mission https://massart.edu/mission-values MassArt is governed by Massachusetts General Laws since it is part of the state public higher education system. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE) has broad planning responsibility for fiscal and human resources policies. The college and the legislature implemented a new funding model for MassArt public higher education in 2004 including an annual state appropriation, tuition retention and the authority to establish enrollment targets and tuition rates for in-state and non-resident students. The American Council on Education praised the new model, noting that MassArt is one of the few public colleges creatively responding to future challenges of funding public higher education in the United States. Dawn Barrett was MassArt’s eleventh president from 2011 to 2014. That same year our current CFO and Executive VP Kurt Steinberg became interim president. While Dawn’s leadership highlighted the legacy of the school, President Steinberg brings deep experience in financial management, appreciation for the arts and design and a commitment to transform the college campus and university. Two bodies grant MassArt’s institutional accreditation status: the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). MassArt’s next accreditation visit, which will be a joint visit, is scheduled for the spring of 2017. The majority of MassArt employees are represented by one of four unions: The Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA) represents salaried and adjunct faculty and librarians teaching in the college’s undergraduate programs; the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE) represents adjunct faculty teaching in the areas of graduate and continuing education; the Association of Professional Staff (APA) for managers; and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) for other staff. Upper level administrators are not union members. Transforming the MassArt Campus The Board of Trustees approved a new master plan in 2008 to transform